Missing BMDs - RUDGE ! (General)

by joss, Monday, December 31, 2007, 07:32 (6175 days ago) @ slowhands

Hi again

I've been having another look at this. Looks like it is down to an illegitimacy, though still doesn't explain William Rudge/Probert's mindset - plenty of people are illegitimate without all this carry on!

Anyway -

This is Sarah Rudge baptising William - no husband in sight

record_id 125807
Entry Number
Year 1811
Month Mar
Day 24
Parents Surname RUDGE
Child Forename(s) William
Father's Forename(s)
Mother's Forename(s) Sarah
Mother's Surname
Place of Residence
Occupation
Officiating Minister
Event type Baptism
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference P138 in 1/4
Page No 29
Parish/Chapel English Bicknor
Soundex R320

This is James Probert riding to the rescue _ I've cut out all the lines that say "not stated"

record_id 7162
Entry Number 717
Year 1812
Month Jun
Day 18
Groom Surname PROBERT
Groom Forename(s) James
Groom Residence of this parish
Bride Surname RUDGE
Bride Forename(s) Sarah
Bride Residence of this parish
Licence or Banns Banns
Date of banns [no register found)
Signature or Mark Both sign
Witness 1 Richard Probert
Witness 2 Mary Probert
Officiating Minister William Prosser
Event type Marriage
Memoranda
Transcriber's Notes
Register Reference P138 IN 1/7
Page No 80
Parish/Chapel English Bicknor
Soundex Groom P616
Soundex Bride R320

This is Sarah and James having daughter Ann, who appears on the 1841 census with William and Maria

record_id 84101
Entry Number 220
Year 1826
Month Dec
Day 27
Parents Surname PROBERT
Child Forename(s) Ann
Father's Forename(s) James
Mother's Forename(s) Sarah
Mother's Surname
Place of Residence Whitecliff Newland in the County of Gloucester
Occupation
Officiating Minister James Teague (Church Officer)
Event type Birth
Memoranda
Notes The Minister (Baptist Protestant dissenting) signs after a sentence in which he declares he was present at the birth on the date given. This is a record of Birth not Baptism
Register Reference D 2722 13
Page No 86
Parish/Chapel Coleford Baptist
Soundex P616

And here are some other children - all of these are birth rather than bap records with Minister present (being Baptists)

Year 1823
Month May
Day 12
Parents Surname PROBERT
Child Forename(s) Mary
Father's Forename(s) James
Mother's Forename(s) Sarah

Year 1829
Month Oct
Day 16
Parents Surname PROBERT
Child Forename(s) Sarah
Father's Forename(s) James
Mother's Forename(s) Sarah

Year 1831
Month Mar
Day 16
Parents Surname PROBERT
Child Forename(s) James
Father's Forename(s) James
Mother's Forename(s) Sarah

I think I've got it right!

Joss